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G. W.'ANSLEY,., HAMMER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 1919..

Patented Oct. 14, 1919.

Hum" t wuewtoz Get/" e WT final Show ,GEORGE WyANSIrEY OF sroimungawasnrimrroiw To all whom it ma mm; j v j Be it. known that I, GEORGE \V, ANSLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in; .the county of Spokanegand State of Washington, have invented. certain new'and useful Improvementsv in; Hammers; and .I do. hereby. declarethe. following to. be

a, full, .clear, .and exact description of the invention, such as .wilLenable others skilled inthefartto' which, itgappe r tains to make and use thegsame, referencebeing ,hadfto T the accompanying drawings, ,ancl-gto-theletr ters. and figures of reference marked-thereon,

which form a part of thisspe cification. L flfhis. invention relates to.- new. andg useful improvements in claw hammers,.. and.the; obe

ject in view. is to generally improve .upon and render .more efficient athe construction .of hammer covered by; Patent #1317391, granted to me upon February 13th,. 1912 Experience has developed certain weak points in the construction of the hammer made in accordance with said patent and it, 1s -w 1th ,they VIBWg; of remedyingthese ls-,1

fects and render more efiicient said hammer that the present invention is produced.

The invention comprises various details of construction, combination and arrangement 1 of parts which will be hereinafter fully d escribed, shown in the accompanyingdrawings and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a art of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a hammer embodying my improved changes, being cut away to'better illustrate certain features of the invention. 7

Fig. 2 is atop plan view. 1 Fig. 3 is a detailbottom plan view of two of the jaws, and

Fig. at is a detail in elevation showing the manner of operating the claws.

Reference now being had to the the drawings by numerals:

l designates a hammer head which. has a details of tapering recess 2formed in one end thereof,

as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and3 and 4 designate two complemental jaws, each having a contracted shank portion 5 and each shank portion terminates in a lug 6, shown clearly in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The inner faces of said jaws, as shown in Figs. 2

Spec'ifica tionof Letters repent and 3 of the drawings, ara,paralleland in contact ,with each other; up, to the point ,-'.des-

ated. y mi 1 11 2 fro h 199-1 0 to the ends oflthezclawsfihe 8, are. out- -rd ya rv i i i e w rw e f.- tsa d' sha-nk portiomo f thejaw. is ,inclined and is ad pt d; a c n a twitha Sim la y nc i Wal n 't e l t & ni-the h ad; Of. the; h mme and-are d si ed cha e amassin c o ai ..'.t e sam sat mt l wsi operat d n. ae t lniillin i h .;.na

S d'..c aW are provided each with an elongated. slot 9, and 10 designates aapin passingthrough said l t a 3 .thro ghrregiste n p r ur in the walls, ofgthe. slot and of: the ,hammer ime O hai w s-wii nsdaand ha ia a iesis i ta e oi?aga n t-whi h on e d of Qi ed pri :1 be ss' a d. f h r i sbear g a ainst th lb tt mf-a r e ss. in; th ha erh I Itwillhe,nc ited upon {iQfQIjGIIgZQ to Fig. .4 of

the drawings that the slotted end of the 7 .hammer' is gconcaved; asati 13...-.and.. the inner end o-f; each claw has a convex shoulder 14:

in Fig. 4' of the drawings, the movement of the claw end of the hammer will be upward, while the claw will have a tendency to be heldstationary and moved. with the nail which it grips. fAs the hammerhead moves independent of the. jaws forming the claws a wedging action will take place intermediate the-adjacent facesof the shank portions of the jaws and the'wall of the slot-in the hammer head, causin the jawsto bind and securely hold the naii' the shoulders 14 will strike dead against the concaved end of the claw and notslip down and forcethe jaws outside of'the slot inthe hammer. Thus I have a trouble experienced in the .operation-of'the hammer 00v ered; by said patent, and which subjects the parts to a heavy strain, which is obviated by the movement described in theimproved form.

10 0 i i and as the head tilts I even at their outer endsi shoulders upon the jaws contact withflthe concaved portions upon the claw end of the hammer, the jaws will move upon the pinat the same time and'tend to keep the aws Thiswill enable the points tobe readily insertedunderneath the head of anailQ By having the back ends of the jaws widened, the; coiled springmaybe fitted i farther back away from the pin and tend to increase the lifting force of the spring to throw the jaws forward." By theprovision of the lugs in' the inner ends of'the jaws engaging'indentures formed inthe claw end of the 1 head, the points will be kept even,

dispensing with thedowel pin upon which the'jaw head hasa tendency to work up anddow'nfl' lVhat I claim to be new is:

1. A claw hammer, comprising a head with a rectangular'outlined' recess formed in the claw end, the opposite edges of the recess being parallel, slotted claws having their opposite'outer marginal edges parallel and en i ging said recess, the outer walls of the claws being mclmedto conform tothe inclined walls of said recess, the forward ends of the claws having pivotal connection with the bottom of the recess, and a spring for holding the claws at their outer'limit.

2. A claw hammer, comprising a head with a recess inthe claw end thereof, the bottom of said recess having a notch formed therein, the outer edges of said recess being parallel and the side walls inclined, claws pivotally mounted in said recess and having each a projection at its inner end engaging said notch, the outer walls of the claws being inclined to conform to the inclined walls of the recess, a spring for normally holding the claws at their farthest outer throw. 7

3; A claw hammer, comprising a head portion the claw end of which is provided with an elongated recess','the marginal edges of which are parallel and the faces inclined,

the inner end of the recess having a notch, and a circular outlined recess below the latter, a pin passing throughsaid inclined walls of the recess, clawspivotally mounted to have a slight play upon said pin and provided witlrconstrlcted pro ect1ng portions pivotally engaging said notches, and V a spring bearing between the inner end' of n 7 each claw and the bottom of said circular outlined recess."

Iii-testimony whereof I hereunto *afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l/VitnesSeS MAUDn A'rwoon, A. C. GR BE.

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